School of Psychology, University of Glasgow, UK.
Br J Health Psychol. 2018 May;23(2):476-495. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12300. Epub 2018 Feb 27.
Parental knowledge on sleep hygiene in children may be a contributing factor for sleep difficulties in preschoolers. As sleep is crucial for healthy development, it is important to understand how parental knowledge can be improved. The aim of this qualitative study was to develop an understanding of advice available in the United Kingdom (UK) on sleep in young children.
This study employed constructivist grounded theory methodology.
Participants were recruited via social media and a previously constructed participant database. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analysed.
Fourteen mothers were interviewed independently, whilst one mother was interviewed together with her husband. Themes relating to how UK mothers wish advice on sleep to be formulated, what they believe it should include and when they would like to receive it, were identified from the data. Specifically, this study suggests that UK mothers value experience and thus recommends that advice be made through collaboration projects involving both professionals and parents. It also suggests that advice should be readily available and given to expecting parents prior to the arrival of their baby as well as at regular follow-ups. In addition, the participating mothers wanted advice to be balanced and non-judgemental.
This study looks at the views of mainly White British mothers currently residing within the United Kingdom. Thus, it may not represent the views of everyone in the United Kingdom. Nevertheless, it still makes important recommendations for practice. For example, relationships between health professionals and parents need to be improved and information on different sleeping practices widely dispersed. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? Poor sleep is common in young children. Young children's sleep quality can be affected by parental behaviours. Parents lack knowledge of sleep in young children. What does this study add? According to this study: It would be beneficial for professionals to work in partnership with parents when formulating advice. Mothers want advice to appreciate individual differences, be free of stigma, and manage expectations. Mothers want advice both prenatally and throughout their child's development.
父母对儿童睡眠卫生的了解可能是学龄前儿童睡眠困难的一个促成因素。由于睡眠对健康发育至关重要，因此了解如何提高父母的知识水平很重要。本研究的目的是了解英国（UK）提供的有关幼儿睡眠的建议。
本研究采用建构主义扎根理论方法。
通过社交媒体和之前构建的参与者数据库招募参与者。访谈进行了录音、转录和分析。
14 位母亲进行了独立访谈，而一位母亲则与她的丈夫一起接受了访谈。从数据中确定了与英国母亲希望如何制定有关睡眠的建议、她们认为应该包括哪些内容以及希望何时收到建议有关的主题。具体来说，本研究表明，英国母亲重视经验，因此建议通过涉及专业人士和父母的合作项目提供建议。它还表明，建议应该随时可用，并在婴儿出生前以及定期随访时提供给准父母。此外，参与的母亲希望建议平衡且不带有偏见。
本研究着眼于目前居住在英国的主要是白人英国母亲的观点。因此，它可能无法代表英国每个人的观点。尽管如此，它仍然为实践提供了重要建议。例如，需要改善卫生专业人员与父母之间的关系，并广泛传播有关不同睡眠习惯的信息。
关于这个主题已经知道什么？
幼儿睡眠质量差。
年轻孩子的睡眠质量可能会受到父母行为的影响。
父母对幼儿睡眠缺乏了解。
本研究增加了什么？
专业人士在制定建议时与父母合作将是有益的。
母亲希望建议能够欣赏个体差异，没有污名，并且能够管理期望。
母亲希望在孩子发育的整个过程中获得建议。
